$10K in tools stolen from Lincoln Unified solar project crew

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Dec 13, 2012 at 12:01 AM

STOCKTON - About $10,000 in equipment belonging to construction crews building a solar energy system for Lincoln Unified was stolen over the weekend from trucks belonging to the workers, Stockton police spokesman Joe Silva said Wednesday.

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STOCKTON - About $10,000 in equipment belonging to construction crews building a solar energy system for Lincoln Unified was stolen over the weekend from trucks belonging to the workers, Stockton police spokesman Joe Silva said Wednesday.

The workers, employed by M Bar C Construction from suburban San Diego, had parked their trucks at the Extended Stay America at 2844 W. March Lane, where they were staying while doing the work. When they went to their trucks early Monday, they discovered they had been burglarized, Silva said.

Three trucks were broken into. A Ford truck suffered the loss of $5,000 in miscellaneous power and hand tools, pre-signed business checks, business paperwork and personal property, police said. A Chevy truck was robbed of $5,000 in tools, Silva said. A third truck, also a Chevy, was broken into but nothing was taken, according to Silva.

The workers are in the early stages of installing solar equipment throughout Lincoln Unified, with the exception of Lincoln High School. Lincoln Unified voters approved a $48.5 million construction bond in June, with a large portion of the money to be directed toward the solar energy project.

Work has continued this week with replacement tools. A significant portion of the solar project is scheduled to be operational next summer, Lincoln Unified Superintendent Tom Uslan has said.

Silva said there are no suspects in the thefts, which occurred between 8 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday.